When There Is Nothing Left But Love

“By the time old Mr. Fuller and Ashton returned to their country, they’d offended many illegal businessmen in the region, and the plot to assassinate the Fullers came into being. While they were being hunted, they were forced to pawn everything they owned just to make it back. That necklace belonged to Ashton’s grandmother. George Fuller kept it with him all these years. Mr. Abe learned of this and used the high sentimental value of the necklace to lure Ashton to Venria.”

I was able to venture a pretty good guess as to how the rest of the story went.

Abe used the necklace as bait to get Ashton to his territory.

The appearance of me and my value to Ashton was a stroke of dumb luck.

Ashton would never have guessed that I was here, and Abe would never have guessed the relationship between Ashton and me.

Danny rose to his feet when I did not speak. “What else would you like to know?” he asked lightly.

“What is the relationship between Armond and Mr. Abe?”

“They’re business partners.”

“Kyanine?” I asked, suddenly frightened.

“Our product is mostly exported to Western Europe,” Danny smiled coldly. “Not much to Chanaea.”

“What are they partners on, then?”

“Jades.”

Venria exported an astounding variety of

like asking any more questions. As he was about to exit the room, I

nodded and left the

word, Abe appeared the following

he asked, looking at me in an

once, that if I did as you said, you would let

derision. “Your friends?” he repeated with a laugh. “You still think your life is

Ashton cares about me!” I answered, my

squinting at me. “Under these

“Unless you’re so confident in his abilities that

go back

laughed madly for an instant.

ladies,” Abe instructed Dante.

“Yes, Sir!” Dante answered.

wanted to leave, but I knew deep down that I was unable to bear a child

that with time, he

expected to have run into

was an accident, but a

am I supposed to

were unharmed and I began to feel like myself again only after a few days, though it hurt when I occasionally touched it. It was a

But it wasn’t unbearable.